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cipher vs digit

digit vs cipher

cipher and digit both are nouns.

cipher is a verb but digit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cipher Yes No Yes No
digit Yes No No No
As nouns, digit is a hypernym of cipher; that is, digit is a word with a broader meaning than cipher:
  • cipher: a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
  • digit: one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
Other hypernyms of cipher include figure.
cipher (noun) digit (noun)
a secret method of writing a finger or toe in human beings or corresponding body part in other vertebrates
a message written in a secret code one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration
a person of no influence the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure
a quantity of no importance; thing (object:), singular, negative pronoun; pronoun, thing, singular; quantifier: negative existential
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
cipher (verb) digit (verb)
make a mathematical calculation or computation
convert ordinary language into code
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